List of Creighton University alumni
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There are more than 100,000 living alumni of Creighton University. Famous alumni include, the lead singer of The Faint, the founder of TD Ameritrade, a national award-winning writer, a former astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, and several professional athletes.
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[edit] Politics, Military, and Law
- Mike Fahey, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
- Mike Boyle, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
- Mike Friend, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Brad Ashford, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Steve Lathrop, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Tom White, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Patrick Bourne, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Frank A. Barrett, former governor of Wyoming
- Mike Johanns, former secretary of agriculture
- John A. Knebel, former secretary of agriculture
- Nancy Thompson, current senator of Nebraska
- Ernie Chambers, current senator of Nebraska
- Doug Struyk, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Mike Reasoner, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Barbara Cubin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Lee Terry, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Eugene O'Sullivan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John Cavanaugh III, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Robert V. Denney, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Leo Ryan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Ray Madden, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John Dale Ryan, former chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force
- Francis P. Matthews, former secretary of the U.S. Navy
- Michael McCormack, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- William M. Connolly, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- Robert E. Davis, justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
[edit] Authors and Entertainment
- Michael Dubruiel, author and speaker
- Ron Hansen, novelist, essayist, and professor
- Matt Peckham, widely published freelance writer
- Rift Fournier, national award-winning television writer
- Jimmy Murphy, syndicated cartoonist of Toots and Casper
- Matt Maginn, bass player of Cursive
- Todd Fink, lead singer of The Faint
- Jana Murrell, former Miss Nebraska
[edit] Business
- J. Joseph Ricketts, founder and chairman of TD Ameritrade
- Cathy Hughes, founder and chairman of the Radio One Company
- Wayne Ryan, founder and chairman of Streck Laboratories
- C.C. Criss, founder and former chairman of Mutual of Omaha
- Charles Heider, founder of Charles Heider & Company
- George Wells Parker, co-founder of the Hamitic League of the World
- Bruce Rohde, CEO and chairman of ConAgra Foods
- John V. McGraw, CEO and chairman of Pacific Specialty Insurance
- William Fitzgerald, CEO and chairman of Commercial Federal Bank
- Mark Huber, CEO and chairman of PayFlex Systems USA
- Robert Reed, CEO and president of Physician's Mutual
- Ronald Gartlan, CEO and president of Godfather's Pizza
- Mark Rauenhorst, CEO and president of the Opus Corporation
- Richard Kizer, CEO and president of Central States Health and Life
- Sharon Harper, CEO and president of The Plaza Companies
- Jerry Jurgensen, CEO of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
- John D. Barnes, CEO of the American Physical Therapy Association
- Michael Kelly, president of the FBOP Corporation
- Thomas Garner, president of Vanguard Petroleum
- Waichi Sato, president of Nippon Cannon
- Frank Hayes, president of Hayes and Associates, L.L.C.
- John McKay, senior vice president of Getty Images
- Patrick Mascia, senior vice president of Duke Realty
- Donald Waite, executive vice president of Seagate Technology
- Mary McCarthy, vice chair of KPMG
- Ray Redlingshafer, national director for securities marketing of Freddie Mac
- Floyd Malveaux, executive director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network
- George Haddix, director of InfoUSA
- V.J. Skutt, former CEO and president of Mutual of Omaha
- Don Keogh, former CEO and president of Coca-Cola
- Kenneth D. Rice, former CEO and chairman of Enron Broadband Services
- Kurt Huneke, former CEO for global asset operations of Enron
- Patrick Zenner, former CEO of Hoffman-La Roche
- Greg Sloma, former COO of Data Transmission Network
- Bob Slezak, former CFO of TD Ameritrade
- Peter Frenzer, former president of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
- Bill McQuillan, former president of Independent Community Bankers of America
- John Nahas, former president of U.S. Bank of Nebraska
- John Maginn, former senior executive vice president of Mutual of Omaha
- Mimi Feller, former senior vice president for public affairs of the Gannett Company
- Michael P. Boyle, former vice president for finance of Microsoft
- Virginia Lamp Thomas, director of executive branch relations of the Heritage Foundation
- John S. Zapp, former director of the American Dental Association
- John Sykora, former senior portfolio manager of American Century Investments
[edit] Media
- Mary Alice Williams, national award-winning writer, anchor, and television correspondent
[edit] Religious
- Nancey Murphy, theologian, philosopher, and professor
- Curtis Guillory, boards of commissions member within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
[edit] Aeronautics
- Michael P. Anderson, former astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
[edit] Athletes
[edit] Basketball
- Kyle Korver, current member of the Utah Jazz
- Anthony Tolliver, former NBA player
- Wally Anderzunas, former NBA player
- Benoit Benjamin, former NBA player
- Rodney Buford, former NBA player
- Chad Gallagher, former NBA player
- Neil A. Johnson, former NBA player
- Bob Portman, former NBA player
- Alex Stivrins, former NBA player
- Paul Silas, former NBA all-star and coach
- Kevin R. McKenna, former NBA player and head basketball coach of Indiana State University
[edit] Baseball
- Bob Gibson, former MLB all-star and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Kimera Bartee, former MLB player
- Alan Benes, former MLB player
- Scott Servais, former MLB player
- Scott Stahoviak, former MLB player
- Brian O'Connor, head baseball coach of the University of Virginia
[edit] Soccer
- Tony Schmitz, current member of DC United
- Matt Allen, current member of the LA Galaxy
- David Wagenfuhr, current member of the FC Dallas
- Michael Kraus, current member of the Kansas City Wizards
- Andrew Peterson, current member of the Columbus Crew
- Ryan Junge, current member of the Columbus Crew
- Brian Mullan, current member of the Houston Dynamo
- Richard Mulrooney, current member of the Houston Dynamo
- Johnny Torres, former MLS player
- Ross Paule, former MLS player
- Julian Nash, former MLS player
- Brett Rodriguez, former MLS player
- Brian Kamler, former NCAA all-american and MLS player
[edit] See also
- Creighton University
- People from Omaha, Nebraska
